- Patent Title: Endoscope including a torque generation component or torque delivery component disposed within an insertable portion of the endoscope and a surgical cutting assembly insertable within the endoscope
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Application No.: US14501865Application Date: 2014-09-30
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Publication No.: US09033864B2Publication Date: 2015-05-19
- Inventor: Cosme Furlong , Michael W. Marcoux , Richard Stephen Wisdom , William R. Rebh, Jr. , Evan Costa , Stephen C. Evans
- Applicant: Interscope, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Whitinsville
- Assignee: Interscope, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Interscope, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Whitinsville
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Agent Christopher J. McKenna; Shabbi S. Khan
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B10/00 ; A61B17/24 ; A61B17/26 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B1/015 ; A61B1/018 ; A61B1/31 ; A61B10/02 ; A61B10/04 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B17/3207 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An endoscope for removing tissue at a surgical site includes an elongated tubular body insertable within a mammalian cavity of a patient. An instrument channel extends between a first opening at a distal end and a second opening at a proximal end of the tubular body and is sized and configured to receive a surgical cutting assembly that includes an aspiration channel configured to remove material entering the endoscope via a distal end of the surgical cutting assembly. A torque generation component configured to generate torque is positioned within the distal end and configured to provide the generated torque to a coupling component. The coupling component is positioned at the distal end of the elongated tubular member and configured to actuate a cutting component of the surgical cutting assembly responsive to actuation of the torque generation component.
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